A knowledge check on rounding large numbers for Year 6 maths. Pupils round 345,672 to the nearest 1,000, complete a table rounding 4,528,199 two ways, judge sensible rounding for a stadium attendance, then reverse the process to find the smallest number that rounds to 50,000. Answer key included. Matched to England National Curriculum rounding objectives.
Number — number and place value
“Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy”
Every section rounds to a different degree, from thousands up to millions.
Number — number and place value
“Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above”
The reverse challenge asks pupils to reason backwards from a rounded answer.
Direct questions such as rounding 892,105 to the nearest 10,000.
A table rounding each number to the nearest 100,000 and nearest 1,000,000.
A newspaper rounds an attendance of 68,412; pupils judge which rounding is most sensible.
Inverse problems, such as the smallest whole number that rounds to 50,000.
Assessment check
Run it cold at the end of the week to see who can round without prompts.
Stretch task
The reverse challenge stretches pupils who find standard rounding easy.
Pre-teach check
Quick revision plus the table shows what needs reteaching before SATs.
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